Show GOOD TREATMENT FOR GAPES i cultivation of infected ground Is said to eradicate worms in three years other cures gapes la Is a disease affecting certain birds fowls and particularly chicks one ona to tour four weeks old it la in caused by a small worm called the gape worm which attaches itself to the windpipe of its victim the symptoms are frequent gaping sneezing a whistling cough caugh with discharge of mucus and worms dump Is weakness and drooping of wings dead birds will show forked worms attached to the windpipe the adult female gape worm is much larger than the mate her body being filled with eggs and embryos embr yoa these embryos appear in the drop or are coughed up so the troubles spread by contamination pt of runs feed and drinking water embryos a ire re often found in earthworms earthworm a to eradicate the disease affected birds treat drinking water with potassium permanganate burn bum dead birds and remove chicks to fresh ground which to is not no infected cultivation of 61 infected ground is fit said to eradicate the worms in three years yeara individual cases may be treated in one of three ways by confining the chick tor for a short time in a box which hab air slaked lime on the floor the lime Is said bald to cause tho the worm to release arlease its grip and the chicklo chick lck to sneeze it out stripping a feather leavinia lea vinga small email tuft with turpentine and 1 introducing antro du 9 into the windpipe caro being t abnot to lacerate the windpipe or suffocate got ite the chick two orse hairs tied fled together the knot tri mek run down the chillions chic lions throat and removing ln in a twisting manner III 11 also remove the worms gape worm extractors are also on thai market i |